Karen Davis Nursing Quotations

The Medicare drug benefit is a potentially important benefit for many of our most vulnerable Americans, particularly patients with low incomes, who are in poor health. It will be important to monitor whether low-income nursing home residents qualify for premium and cost-sharing subsidies.

In the near future, our nation faces the daunting challenge of meeting the needs of growing numbers of older Americans ? including baby boomers nearing retirement age ? for nursing home, home health, and assisted living care. Healthcare leaders support strategies to spread these costs widely, rather than place the entire burden on individuals or families.